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Sebastian Robertson

Sebastian Robertson
Born (1974-07-18) July 18, 1974 (age 50)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationChildren's writer, film and television music producer
SubjectChildren's literature, Rock music
ParentsRobbie Robertson (father)

Sebastian Robertson is a Canadian-American non-fiction children's author, musician, composer, and studio engineer.

As a children's author, Robertson has written the book Rock and Roll Highway (2014), a biographical book about his father, The Band co-founder Robbie Robertson.[1] He has also co-written Legends, Icons, and Rebels (2013), a contemporary pop and rock and roll history starter book, which he created in collaboration with Robbie Robertson, Jared Levine, and Jim Guerinot.[2]

As a musician and composer, Robertson has composed over 4,000 pieces of music that have been used in over 100 different television shows, films, and advertisements.[3] He has collaborated with musician Daniel Davies on several projects, including songs featured in the soundtracks of the films Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No![4] and The Vatican Tapes,[5] as well as the entirety of the soundtrack to the film Condemned (all 2015).[3]

Robertson has also performed on two of Robbie Robertson's solo albums, and was project coordinator on The Band box set Live at the Academy of Music 1971 (2013).[6]

  1. ^ Springsteen, Jessica (October 17, 2014). "Why Robbie Robertson's Son Wrote a Kids' Book About His Dad". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Ragogna, Mike (September 18, 2013). "A Conversation With Robbie Robertson, Plus Steve Nieve & Elvis Costello's 'Tender Moment' and Control's 'Corpse' Exclusives". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Minow, Nell (November 10, 2015). "Sebastian Robertson Talks About Composing for the New Horror Film "Condemned"". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Kaye, Ben (June 4, 2015). "Daniel Davies and Sebastian Robertson cover the Pixies' "Wave of Mutilation" for Sharknado 3 — listen". Consequence of Sound. Alex Young. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  5. ^ The Vatican Tapes Production Notes (PDF). Los Angeles: Lions Gate Films. 2014. pp. 42–43. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Sebastian Robertson (credits)". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015.

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